Category Archives: Politics & Government
2020 races loom after contentious Governor's race
The 2019 election season is over and we can start to look ahead to 2020, as Republican U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy is up for re-election. ULM Political Science Professor Dr. Joshua Stockley says even th...
Nov 18, 2019 Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
Alan Seabaugh says Rispone's "hot mess" gubernatorial campaign a contributing factor to reelection of John Bel Edwards
Shreveport Representative Alan Seabaugh criticizes his party's inability to flip the Governor's mansion. Seabaugh says GOP challenger Eddie Rispone had multiple flaws, from his reliance on President T...
Nov 18, 2019 Shreveport Representative Alan Seabaugh (R)
Black voter turnout powers Edwards' win
African American voter participation jumped six percent from the primary to the run-off, a major reason why Governor Edwards will be returning to office for another four years. The Power Coalition was...
Nov 18, 2019
Governor Edwards delivers a fired up re-election speech
Governor John Bel Edwards survived a difficult re-election campaign beating Republican challenger Eddie Rispone by two percentage points. Rispone poured millions of dollars of his own money into the c...
Nov 16, 2019 Governor John Bel Edwards, November 16, 2020.
Edwards keeps Governor's Mansion blue in a deep red state
Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards wins re-election in a deep red state despite a massive push by state and national Republicans to retake the Mansion. LSU Poli Sci Professor Robert Hogan says Edwar...
Nov 16, 2019
China's lifting of US poultry ban is promising for Louisiana
China lifts a ban on poultry imports from the United States. In Louisiana, poultry is a $2 billion industry and the decision opens the market for Louisiana producers as the port of New Orleans is one ...
Nov 15, 2019 Victoria Reay / CC
Second poll released this week shows the governor's race a tie
A second poll released this week shows Saturday's election for governor is a virtual tie. The JMC Analytics survey of 600 Louisiana voters finds Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards and Republican cha...
Nov 15, 2019
Campaign events for both sides of Governor's race turn north Louisiana into battleground in days before the runoff election
Northwest Louisiana was a battleground in the race for the Governor's mansion on Thursday. During a rally at the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City, President Trump told the crowd, Democratic Governor...
Nov 14, 2019
Secretary of State's run-off race a 2018 redo
The Secretary of State's race on the Saturday ballot sees a run-off rematch of incumbent Republican Kyle Ardoin and Democratic challenger Gwen Collins-Greenup. Ardoin won the contest last year 59-41 a...
Nov 14, 2019
18 locations listed as Fiscally Distressed Municipalities by Auditor
The Legislative Auditor warns 18 towns, cities, and villages on this year's list of Fiscally Distressed Municipalities are on the edge of budgetary disaster. Director of Local Government Services Brad...
Nov 13, 2019 Pictures of Money / CC
